Terry Fox Secondary

School facts

Address

1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam V3B 7Z5

City

Port Coquitlam

Type

Public

Phone

604-941-5401

Email

rjacobsen@sd43.bc.ca

Design capacity

1,400 students

Website

sd43.bc.ca/terryfox ↗

Principal

Ross Jacobsen

Level

Elementary

Grades

9–12

School district

SD 43 Coquitlam

Programs

Advanced PlacementApprenticeship: Automotive Service TechnicianApprenticeship: CarpentryCore French

Ministry school number

04343136

Provincial riding (MLA)

Port Coquitlam

School board

SD 43 Coquitlam · chair Michael Thomas (mithomas@sd43.bc.ca) · office 604-939-9201 · trustees ↗

English language learners

9% of students

Programs

• Apprenticeship: Automotive Service Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application
  Automotive Service Technician apprenticeship program listed among Terry Fox's programs. Details ↗
• Apprenticeship: Carpentry Career grades 11-12 · by application
  Carpentry apprenticeship program listed among Terry Fox's programs. Details ↗
• Core French Language
  French taught as a subject.
• Advanced Placement University Preparatory · open to all
  Advanced Placement courses listed among Terry Fox's academic programs. Details ↗
• Suwa'lkh Alternative grades 8-10 · by application · offered district-wide
  Self-paced, trauma-informed alternate program helping students who have struggled to connect at school rebuild that connection. Details ↗
• Emily Carr Headstart in Art Arts grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Emily Carr University foundation drawing course earning university credit, taken on Saturdays. Details ↗
• BCIT Trades Discovery Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
  BCIT program giving hands-on training in about 15 trades with work experience and certifications, including a Women in Trades Training stream. Details ↗
• Junior Firefighter Program Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Short firefighter academies run with Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody fire departments, entered by application, fitness test and interview. Details ↗
• KPU Pre-Nursing Prep Program Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Grade 12 semester of four Kwantlen Polytechnic University courses worth 12 university credits toward nursing. Details ↗
• Skills Exploration 10-12 Career grades 10-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
  Introductory trades course covering carpentry, plumbing, electrical and safety, offered at CABE, Dr. Charles Best, Gleneagle, Heritage Woods, Riverside and Terry Fox. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Cat M) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level aircraft maintenance engineer training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Appliance Service Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level appliance service technician training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Auto Collision & Refinishing Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level auto collision & refinishing technician training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Automotive Service Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level automotive service technician training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Baker Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level baker training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: CNC Machinist Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level cnc machinist training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Cabinet Maker/Joinery Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level cabinet maker/joinery training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Carpenter Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level carpenter training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Commercial Painter Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level commercial painter training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Cook/Chef Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level cook/chef training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Electrician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level electrician training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Hairstylist Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level hairstylist training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Heavy Duty Mechanic Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level heavy duty mechanic training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Ironworker Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level ironworker training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Landscape Horticulturist Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level landscape horticulturist training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Marine Mechanical Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level marine mechanical technician training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Metal Fabricator Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level metal fabricator training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Millwright Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level millwright training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Motorcycle Mechanic Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level motorcycle mechanic training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Parts Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level parts technician training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Plumber Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level plumber training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Refrigeration Mechanic/HVAC Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level refrigeration mechanic/hvac technician training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Security Systems Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level security systems technician training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Sheet Metal Worker Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level sheet metal worker training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• TRAIN in Trades: Welder Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SD43 TRAIN in Trades program giving secondary students foundation-level welder training for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• WORK in Trades Career · by application · offered district-wide
  Paid trades work counted toward an apprenticeship and high school credit. Details ↗
• SD43 Summer Learning Extended Learning grades 1-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
  Tuition-free summer skill-building, academic completion and high school credit courses, including hybrid Fast Track. Details ↗
• SD43 International Education International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  International student program with ten-month academic placements in regular classes plus short-term and summer programs. Details ↗
• Apex Online Learning grades K-9 · open to all · offered district-wide
  Blended online and in-person K-9 program led by BC-certified teachers for families able to support home-based learning. Details ↗
• Coquitlam Open Learning Online Learning grades 10-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
  Flexible online Grade 10-12 courses taken one at a time, tuition-free for most BC residents. Details ↗

From the school district's own pages and the Ministry's school list. Programs change: confirm with the school.

Enrolment over time

Up 275 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.

Capacity: 1,638 students in a building designed for 1,400.

Building, space & safety

Design capacity

1,400 students

Available seats

none: 238 students over capacity

Seismic safety

Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)

Students as a share of today's design capacity.

Every public school in SD 43: dots above the dashed line have more students than the building was designed for. This school is the large dot.

Seismic status: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, Seismic Mitigation Program progress report. No building condition score is published for this school.

Test results (FSA)

No published Grade 4 or 7 Foundation Skills Assessment results for this school (secondary schools don't write it, and small groups are hidden).

Catchment

Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.